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Jaclyn Diaz

The Keystone pipeline leaked in Kansas. What makes this spill so bad?

In this photo taken by a drone on Dec. 9, cleanup continues in the area where the ruptured Keystone pipeline dumped oil into a creek in Washington County, Kan. (DroneBase via AP)

It's been over a week since TC Energy announced its Keystone pipeline leaked into Mill Creek in Washington County, Kan. Nearly 600,000 gallons of oil spilled into the waterway as well as the land surrounding it.

Environmental advocates say this is just the beginning to a cleanup that will likely take years.

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